Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-31
HOUSE OF
CHARLESTON, w. VA,
FRIDAY, January %, 1887. J

hIDAl, JANUARY -, 1901
The House was opened with prayer by
Mr.. woodward, a delegate from Wood
county.
After the reports of the standing COM
mittees the following bills and petitions
were presented:
BY Mr.. Kinsey-H. b. 24O, For the re-
lief of Jasper IIayhurst from the payment
of the State tax assessed on real estate
lying within the corporate limits of Rives-
Vile, Marion county.
BY Mr., Sydenstricker-H. i. 24l, Civ
ing to married women the same power and
rights rs single women in the receiving of
inheritance and i'll prosecuting suits ut law.
By Mr.. ROwan-lI. l.. 2l2, Providing
Tor the correction of errors in assessments.
By Mr.. Rlgland-H. b. 2I3, stating the
duties of Surveyor of Roads and providing
for the manner of working the county
| roads.
BY Mr.. Oakes-H. +. pa, Prohibiting
the letting of contracts for the labor of con-
yicts in the Penitcntiary, and making it
unlawful for any articles manufactured in
the P~cnitcntiary which come into competi-
ton with manufactures in the State, to he
N'lh NlNhlh NHS III vi luC HpbilS.
BY Mr.. kinsey-Petition of Il. Lyman
and 50 others of Marion county, asking for
the passage OF a bill prohibiting the hunt
ing Of rabbits with lerrets.
Also petition of 4. G.. Collins and "a
others asking for the passage of n bill to
require the teaching OF physiology in the
public schools.
II. b. ., "AuthOrizing the employment
of shorthand reporters by the Judges of the
circuit courts which was under COnsid-
GRAFTON when the House adjourned yester.
day, was taken up again, and, after some
few amendments, the most important of
which was the reducing of the fees for
transcribing notes in lOnghand To 20 cents
per 100 words, the bill was ordered en-
crossed and passed to q third reading.
III. b. 1, Fixing the fees of the county
officers OF various counties of the State,
came up on a second reading and was most
thoroughly amended by the members rep
rescuting the counties referred TO in the
bill. Several of the salaries were increased,
and several counties not mentioned in the
bill were added, and the bill ordered to 4
third reading.
II. b. 96, Securing to operatives and
labOrers engaged in and about mines,
manufactures of iron aud steel and all
other manufactures, the payment OF their
wages at regular intervals, aud in lawful
money of the United States" coming up
on second reading was made the subject of
some debate and amendments. IL was
amended and debated upon by Messrs.
Ragland, Lucas, Young, Toler, Gleason,
Sinclair and Hagans, and passed to third
reading.
II. b. b, Prohibiting the employment
in mills, mines, factories, etc, minors un-
der Il years OF age" came up on second
reading and vas passed TO third reading
after some amendment and debate. 1t was
moved to amend the bill by changing the
age to 10 years and also to re-commit the
bill, but the motions were elo1nently op-
posed by Messrs. Gleason, Toler and Duval.
Both motions were defeated.
After the joint session for the Senatorial
election the House took a recess until go
p. M.
In the afternoon session the most import
ant action taken was the passage of House
Joint Resolution No. 8, Proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution, " as fol-
lows:
L. That the following amendment to
Article III. of the Constitution of the
State be, and the same is hereby proposed,
to-wit:
J, That section -, of Article Ill, rs it
now is be stricken out, and the following
be inserted in lieu thereof:
II. In suits at common law, where the
value in controversy exceeds twenty dol
lars, exclusive of interest and costs. the
right of trial by jury, it required by either
party, shall be preserved; and in such suit
before a justice, a jury may consist of six
persons.
The change in the law provides for the
taking OF an appeal from a Justices court
without its being governed by the common
law, as heretofore.
Several other bills were passed 10 a third
reading and the House adjourned until 10
a. II. Tomorrow.